With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts.

The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 15th.

2026 Nominated Films

Butterfly

dir. Florence Miailhe/France/15 mins./in French with English Subtitles

A man swims in the sea. This brings back memories. They are all connected to water, from his early childhood to his adult life. This will be the story of his last swim.

Forevergreen

dir. Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears/USA/13 mins./No Spoken Language

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

dir. Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski/Canada/16 mins./in French with English Subtitles

A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.

Retirement Plan

dir. John Kelly/Ireland/7 mins./in English

At apathy with his life, Ray dreams of the beauty and joy he will find in retirement.

The Three Sisters

dir. Konstantin Bronzit/Russia/15 mins./No Spoken Language

Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house. One day, circumstances develop in such a way that they are forced to rent out one of their houses.